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What are best alternatives to Amazon? (jeremmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago by thekittencultist@jeremmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I knew Amazon is a shady company but only stuck around and still use them as I don't know as much online website that sell stuff I want as well as not being too mortally corrupted.

The sort of stuff I tend to buy:

  • Videogames
  • CDs
  • Clothes (mostly men as I am a guy)
  • Books?

Please don't suggest me something like Walmart as..

  1. I am not American, I'm British.
  2. Even if I am American, I would of shopped there so it pointless to even call it an "alternatives".
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[–] dressupgeekout@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think the very best alternative to Amazon is: don't shop online at all. Support your local businesses!

Surely there's shops in your area where you can get those kinds of things -- your list doesn't have anything too exotic or difficult to obtain. Unless your tastes are out of the ordinary somehow.

[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Would be great, except there are almost no local businesses anymore. Everything's a franchise, in fact, a tactic that's becoming increasingly popular is for corporate stores to disguise themselves as mom and pop shops. Local shops are effectively dead. Capitalism killed it.

[–] dressupgeekout@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Frankly, this sounds kinda conspiratorial. You're not willing to step into a local shop for fear that it might not actually be a local shop?

Otherwise, there truly are more options in my area than in your area, in which case, I'm sorry to hear that.

(Edit: typo)

[–] bimbam@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Even a franchise is run by a local, risk-taking entrepreneur.

[–] ganymede@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Books - Zlib or Libgen

CDs - Torrents or NZB

If you find something from there you really like, buy direct from the author/artist if you can to support.

[–] frippa@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Maybe ebay? Postage tends to be more expensive but you can find great deals for cheap, especially in the "media" sector, they're still a corpo but it's better for the consumer 😎(PS edit: the seller also pays less fees, even if they're still crazy high like 13%)

In alternative i would suggest thrift stores, at least for clothing

[–] mrpalmer16@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I'm usually able to find what I need on etsy and for books thriftbooks. We have a local music store for cds so I can't help you there.

[–] seahorse@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago

Supposedly, bookshop.org is good for books.

[–] Pinklacey@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Alie express only down side is shpping it takes forever

[–] fnzen@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In Germany, I can recommend https://www.buch7.de/

Bought already multiple times three, works very well. They donate a percentage of the money to charity.

[–] fnzen@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

I’m pretty sure there’s something like that in the UK, shops with a social agenda.